OHP identifies victim killed in Turnpike crash, Cause also determined

Ohio State Highway Patrol, out of Milan, is still investigating a fatal crash that involved 5 vehicles on Tuesday morning.

The accident happened around 9:30 A.M. in the west bound lanes of the Ohio Turnpike at the 94.2 mile post in the Township of Riley in Sandusky County.

Officials say that of the 5 vehicles, involved in the wreck, the driver of the fourth vehicle, a semi-truck operated by 50-year-old Angelo Muscarello III, initiated the crash when Muscarello failed to slow down like the 3 vehicles ahead of him.

The first three vehicles were slowing down as they traveled through a construction zone near the exit for Fremont-Port Clinton.

Investigators say the initial impact, between Muscarello and a semi-truck driven by 54-year-old Larry Centra, caused a chain reaction crash.

Authorities say Evans and Centra were not injured in the crash, but reported that Mozzochi was hospitalized with "non-incapacitating injuries" and Muscarello had to be treated at the scene for minor injuries.

A fifth vehicle involved in the crash, a Ford F-150 driven by 73-year-old Paul C. Shoff Jr., also collided with Muscarello's semi-truck after it hit Centra's semi-trailer.